Discounted stock Emiras...

Discounted stock Emiras...

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av185

18,514 posts

127 months

Tuesday 12th March
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Sukh13 said:
How does one tell the suspension config from the photos?
You can't the ride height is exactly the same for Sport and Touring..

av185

18,514 posts

127 months

Tuesday 12th March
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Could be a clue looking at the Emiras tyres in the ad because the Sport set up was available with both Mich Cup or Goodyears whereas the Touring came with Goodyears only. So if the car has Cup tyres it will likely be Sport unless its had a new set of Cups fitted in error....

Dr Interceptor

7,788 posts

196 months

Tuesday 12th March
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Sukh13 said:
How does one tell the suspension config from the photos?
As above, the tyres. Touring will have Goodyears, if it has Michelins it has likely got the Sport Chassis.

No car at low mileage will have had their factory tyres changed yet.

BertBert

19,042 posts

211 months

Wednesday 13th March
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The one I specced and cancelled was touring and Goodyears.

Sukh13

714 posts

185 months

Wednesday 13th March
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Auto810graphy said:
What colour do you fancy? This one stood out as the most unloved with the lowest trade bid.

Anyone seen this one turn up for sale?

Dr Interceptor

7,788 posts

196 months

Wednesday 13th March
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Sukh13 said:
Auto810graphy said:
What colour do you fancy? This one stood out as the most unloved with the lowest trade bid.

Anyone seen this one turn up for sale?
Could be this one... https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403117...

Mileage and age checks out, and was listed on AT on 11/03/2024

SFTWend

840 posts

75 months

Wednesday 13th March
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Lotus dealers now advertising some vlm 1 owner 73 plate cars at £71k.

Assume these have come direct from the manufacturer? With Spring nearly here I'm tempted assuming a bit of negotiation got the purchase price starting with a 6. As Jon says, unlikely any will start with a five until next year.

Anything similar coming through carwow or BCA?

fridaypassion

8,563 posts

228 months

Wednesday 13th March
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I'm really interested to know just how big the canceled car field is. There are a suspicious amount of newly listed ads with main dealers with cars all at around 1500 miles. Presumably Lotus staff running about in them to give the illusion they are used cars. The few that have visible plates are on AO and AP prefixes so clearly factory registered cars. It's nothing new the term "ex Lotus management car" was often banded about back in the day there was always a bit of overproduction so cars were run around and then put out to dealers.

hajaba123

1,304 posts

175 months

Wednesday 13th March
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fridaypassion said:
I'm really interested to know just how big the canceled car field is. There are a suspicious amount of newly listed ads with main dealers with cars all at around 1500 miles. Presumably Lotus staff running about in them to give the illusion they are used cars. The few that have visible plates are on AO and AP prefixes so clearly factory registered cars. It's nothing new the term "ex Lotus management car" was often banded about back in the day there was always a bit of overproduction so cars were run around and then put out to dealers.
I've had one from Ryland as a courtesy car while the Exige is getting serviced. Very good looking car, very glad I didn't put a deposit on one when it was first announced!

av185

18,514 posts

127 months

Wednesday 13th March
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SFTWend said:
Lotus dealers now advertising some vlm 1 owner 73 plate cars at £71k.

Assume these have come direct from the manufacturer? With Spring nearly here I'm tempted assuming a bit of negotiation got the purchase price starting with a 6. As Jon says, unlikely any will start with a five until next year.

Anything similar coming through carwow or BCA?
Oddly there appear to have been no Emiras through BCA.

foz01

767 posts

263 months

Thursday 14th March
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Test drove a V6 FE as part of a visit to Aberdeen by Parks Lotus.

Loved the car and now looking at used options..


ceejay

1,274 posts

254 months

Tuesday 19th March
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under £60k now on Autotrader!!!!

av185

18,514 posts

127 months

Tuesday 19th March
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Yep lots under £60k Lotus approved dealers too.

Lots of new 10 to 15 delivery miles factory cars under list at mid £70k too.

Sukh13

714 posts

185 months

Tuesday 19th March
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I can only see the one under 60, but definitely big movements downward on price.

Now the question is, will the posters saying I'll buy if it starts with a £5X,XXX now actually buy a car...?

av185

18,514 posts

127 months

Tuesday 19th March
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No they won't. Because they never do.

Price drops now as Spring approaches invariably mean further imminent price drops are extremely likely especially on a sports car such as the Emira.

Dr Interceptor

7,788 posts

196 months

Tuesday 19th March
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av185 said:
No they won't. Because they never do.
I dropped my 720S off at a dealer today on sale or return... if it sells an Emira is on my list of things I'd like to have some fun in.

Sukh13

714 posts

185 months

Tuesday 19th March
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av185 said:
No they won't. Because they never do.

Price drops now as Spring approaches invariably mean further imminent price drops are extremely likely especially on a sports car such as the Emira.
smile

highway

1,956 posts

260 months

Tuesday 19th March
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Interesting. I’d have thought the opposite. If the price was going to drop, it surely would have happened over the past 6 months. Not as we are about to enter another, no doubt glorious, summer!

Dr Interceptor

7,788 posts

196 months

Tuesday 19th March
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The sub £60k one appears to have gone already. I wonder if admin put it on at buy-in price rather than the selling price laugh

Implus1

177 posts

40 months

Tuesday 19th March
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Dr Interceptor said:
I dropped my 720S off at a dealer today on sale or return... if it sells an Emira is on my list of things I'd like to have some fun in.
Had enough with B&C?